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Conscience is better served by a myth.
John Kenneth Galbraith
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John Kenneth Galbraith
Age: 97 †
Born: 1908
Born: October 15
Died: 2006
Died: April 29
Diplomat
Economist
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John K. Galbraith
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I react to what is necessary. I would like to eschew any formula.
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Authorship of any sort is a fantastic indulgence of the ego.
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Emancipation of belief is the most formidable of the tasks of reform and the one on which all else depends.
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Even the word depression itself was the terminological product of an effort to soften the connotation of deep trouble. In the last century, the term crisis was normally employed. With time, however, this acquired the connotation of the misfortune it described.
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If all else fails immortality can always be assured by adequate error.
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If you're rich you can buy books. If you're poor, you need a library.
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